Graduated in Chemical Engineering at UFRJ, with specialization in Petrochemical and International Trade. Worked in Petroquisa for 22 years, the last six leading the Market Development Department. In this period had the opportunity to participate in several conferences, courses, symposia and exhibitions in Brazil and abroad, focused on the petrochemical market segment.
After leaving PETROBRAS group, he was manager-partner of e-Petronet, a company responsible for developing a daily clipping with the main news published in newspapers and magazines about chemical, petrochemical and energy industries, and for 3 years, he was advisor at INPI, in the Administration Board of Directors, analyzing processes related to purchase of goods and services Worked as well as an independent consultant with most work focused in chemical and petrochemical industries.